Nichols College vs MCLA

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Nichols College is a private (not-for-profit) and MCLA is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Nichols College has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,375) than MCLA ($20,829).
It is harder to admit to Nichols College than MCLA.
Nichols College has more students with 1,403 students while MCLA has 938 students.
MCLA has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Nichols College's ratio is 16 to 1.
MCLA has more full-time faculties with 87 faculties while Nichols College has 52 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Nichols College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Nichols College	vs.	MCLA
Dudley, Massachusetts	Location	North Adams, Massachusetts
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$40,375	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,884 Out-Of-State$20,829
93%	% Receiving Financial Aid	100%
$21,773	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,643

88.00 %	Acceptance Rates	92.03 %
17.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	13.03 %
1,110	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
58 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
72 %	Retention Rate	64 %
1,403	Student Population	938
52	Number of Faculties	87
16 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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